Vinehout takes formal step to possible governor's run - WQOW TV: Eau Claire, WI NEWS18 News, Weather, and Sports

MADISON (WKOW) -- Democratic state Senator Kathleen Vinehout modified her campaign registration statement with the Government Accountability Board to indicate her intention to run for governor.

Vinehout says a campaign announcement may come next week.

The registration change allows for fundraising towards what's expected to be a recall election of Governor Scott Walker.

Vinehout (D-Alma) would join announced candidate Kathleen Falk, and her entrance would guarantee a Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Vinehout's Democratic senate colleague Sen. Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) announced Wednesday he was forgoing a planned run in a recall, citing fundraising challenges. Vinehout says Walker's expected significant fundraising edge would not keep her out of the race.

For some Democrats, Vinehout's expected candidacy signaled revisiting Vinehout's alignment with Republicans four years ago in allowing pharmacists to choose to refrain from dispensing birth control to customers on conscience-grounds. Vinehout said she worked with both Republicans and Democrats on a compromise, assuring women could receive birth control services at all pharmacies.